From owner-freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 29 21:24:11 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22B901065673 for ; Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:24:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@grabthar.secnetix.de) Received: from grabthar.secnetix.de (grabthar.secnetix.de [212.17.241.225]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 871B98FC14 for ; Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:24:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from grabthar.secnetix.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grabthar.secnetix.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q8TLO1tC048432; Sat, 29 Sep 2012 23:24:01 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by grabthar.secnetix.de (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q8TLO0se048431; Sat, 29 Sep 2012 23:24:00 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from olli) Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 23:24:00 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <201209292124.q8TLO0se048431@grabthar.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG, Warner Losh In-Reply-To: X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-embedded User-Agent: tin/2.0.1-20111224 ("Achenvoir") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/9.1-PRERELEASE-20120811 (i386)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: Re: Looking for hardware advice X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:24:11 -0000 Warner Losh wrote: > On Sep 28, 2012, at 11:28 AM, Warner Losh wrote: > > On Sep 28, 2012, at 11:06 AM, Oliver Fromme wrote: > > > Thanks for the pointers. They're a little larger than I > > > envisioned, but it should work if I don't find any better > > > options. > > > > The 9g20u is really small only 2.5" x 2.5". It supports USB for > > sure, and GPIO I think (need to double check: the drivers are there > > don't know if they are wired to userland). I have the larger 9g20 > > that's 3.75x3.5 inches. It is USB 1 speeds through. The g45 has > > USB2 speed ports. Oh, sorry, I only saw the larger 9g20. I didn't notice the 9g20u; 2.5" x 2.5" is definitely better. Well, the smaller the better. :-) > I thought about getting FreeBSD up on the FEZ Hydra main board, > but it is kinda small with only 4MB flash and 16MB of RAM. I think 16 MB is a little tight. It might be doable, but I'd prefer to avoid having to spend extra time to squeeze everything in that space. 64 MB is more like what I had in mind. > Also, if you want smaller, there's the Snapper 9g45 SODIMM shaped > module. > http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Blue-Water-Systems-Snapper-9G45, > which is only 2.7x1.0 inch. There's also a few on USB-sticks, but > I don't have time to look for them. > http://www.calao-systems.com/articles.php?lng=en&pg=5940 is a quick > pointer that might be supported by the QILA9G20 config. Wow. 2.7 x 1.0 ist great, that would give me a lot more flexibility with my project. I'd be interested to hear if anybody is actually running FreeBSD on such a small thing successfully. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success." -- Dennis M. Ritchie.